 Initially it was mostly equipped with Hurricane PR.Mk.II and Spitfire PR.Mk.IV fighters, but there was also a Dutch element in 'C' flight that operated North American Mitchells, which belonged to the former Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force.The squadron re-equipped with Mosquito PR.IXs in August 1943, and Spitfire PR.XIs in October.In November 1943 the twin-engined elements were used to form No.